Tarrant County, Texas
Historical Markers in Kennedale, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Kennedale, in Tarrant County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1986 and 2021.
Start with these Kennedale stories
- Rodgers Cemeteryplaced 1986
Georgia native Thomas F. Rodgers (1835-1906) and his wife Mary (Adams) (1842-1912) came to Texas from Kansas in the late 1850s.
- First Baptist Church of Kennedaleplaced 1996
Believed to have been organized before 1887, this congregation met for worship in a local schoolhouse and baptized new members in nearby creeks and a…
- Hudson Cemeteryplaced 1998
When John Dickinson and Winnie (Traylor) Hudson's daughter Ary Mae died in 1878, she was the first person to be buried on the family land.
- Kennedale First United Methodist Churchplaced 2021
AS ANGLO SETTLERS BEGAN MOVING INTO TARRANT COUNTY AND THE AREA THAT WOULD BECOME KENNEDALE, THEY BROUGHT THEIR METHODIST FAITH WITH THEM.
- Kennedale Independent School Districtplaced 2016
Known for its farming and brick manufacturing, the town of Kennedale was not officially incorporated until 1947.
All 5 historical markers in Kennedale
Historical markers near Kennedale
- Mansfield11 stories · 7 mi
- Arlington48 stories · 9 mi
- Fort Worth198 stories · 10 mi
- Burleson5 stories · 11 mi
- Haltom City11 stories · 12 mi
- Hurst6 stories · 13 mi
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